Vulnerability identifier: #VU15311

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 8.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18064

CWE-ID: CWE-787

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Cairo
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor: cairographics

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when during the processing of documents by the WebKitGTK+ component. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trick the victim into accessing a document that submits malicious input, trigger an out-of-bounds stack-memory write condition and cause the affected software to crash or execute arbitrary code.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Cairo: 1.0.0 - 1.15.14

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External links
http://gitlab.freedesktop.org/cairo/cairo/issues/341

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.